16/02/2019 - BERLIN 2019: House of Hummingbird received the Grand Prix of the international jury in the 14plus section, while A First Farewell won it in the Kplus section

The awards for the Generation section of the 69th Berlin Film Festival have been unveiled.

The members of the Youth Jury Generation 14plus have awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film to Finnish-Dutch-Swedish co-production Stupid Young Heart [+see also:
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On the other hand, the Crystal Bear of the Generation Kplus section was bestowed upon A Colony by Canadian filmmaker Geneviève Dulude-De Celles, while Daniel [+see also:
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The list of awards:

Generation 14plus

Crystal Bear
Stupid Young Heart [+see also:
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Special Mention
We Are Little Zombies - Makoto Nagahisa (Japan)

Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Tattoo - Farhad Delaram (Iran)
Special Mention
Four Quartets - Marco Alessi (United Kingdom)

Grand Prix of the Generation 14plus International Jury
House of Hummingbird - Kim Bo-ra (South Korea)
Special Mention
Bulbul Can Sing - Rima Das (India)

Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film
Liberty - Faren Humes (US)
Special Mention
The Sisters Jarariju - Jorge Cadena (Switzerland)

Generation Kplus

Crystal Bear
A Colony - Geneviève Dulude-De Celles (Canada)
Special Mention
Daniel [+see also:
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Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film
Just Me and You - Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers (Canada)
Special Mention
#bullyingstory - Eef Hilgers (Netherlands)

Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury
A First Farewell - Wang Lina (China)
Special Mention
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess [+see also:
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Special Prize of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Short Film
The Size of Things - Carlos Felipe Montoya (Colombia)
Special Mention
Dad - Atle S. Blakseth, Einar Dunsæd (Norway)